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The Operating Checkout Lanes Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Manual handling injuries
- 2. Checkout Lane Set-up
- Electric shock
- Injury due to equipment malfunction
- 3. Customer Interaction
- Aggressive behaviour of customers
- Stress
- 4. Handling currency
- Pathogen transmission
- Hand strain
- 5. Scanning Items
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Incorrect pricing
- 6. Bagging Purchases
- Manual handling injuries
- Bag tearing resulting in injury
- 7. Handling Emergencies
- Panic or harm during emergency situations
- Lack of knowledge on emergency procedures
- 8. Cleanup and Closing
- Slips
- trips and falls from unclean floors
- Electric Shock
- 9. Reporting and Documentation
- Poor record keeping
- fines for non-compliance
- 10. Waste Disposal
- Cut or scratch from sharp objects in trash
- Infection from handling waste
- 11. Inventory Restocking
- Falls while reaching high shelves
- Manual handling injuries
- 12. Equipment Maintenance
- Electric shock
- Injury due to equipment malfunction
- 13. Undertaking Breaks
- Fatigue from inadequate breaks
- Slips
- trips and falls in break area
- 14. Security Risks
- Mental stress
- Threats to personal safety
- 15. Ongoing Training
- Inadequate training leading to accidents
- Poor skill update
- 16. Health Checks
- Mental stress
- Inadequate mitigation of health risks
- 17. Shift Handovers
- Communication breakdown leading to errors
- Fatigue from extended hours
- 18. Dealing with Difficult Customers
- Mental Stress
- Risk of physical altercation
- 19. Alcohol Sales (if applicable)
- Risk of selling to underaged or intoxicated individuals
- Aggressive customer behaviour
- 20. Regular Audits and Safety Trainings
- Inadequate training
- Non-compliance risk